The DHCPv6 (DHCP for IPv6) code (ver 0.1) is now available for
download at SourceForge:
http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/dhcpv6
Linux DHCPv6 project is created to provide IETF standard conformant
DHCPv6 protocol implementation for Linux.
The current version of the code provides 'partial' Client/Server support
for
address assignment. Additional messages support is currently under
development.
The current status of the project, at a high level, is provided below but
for further details, please visit the DHCPv6 project page at SourceForge.
On behalf of DHCPv6 team,
Regards,
Venkat
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Venkata R Jagana
IBM Linux Technology Center
Beaverton
jagana@us.ibm.com
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Current Status:
Features implemented and validated
IPv6 address Assignment
- Server configuration file support
- Server lease file support for saving all the client's IPv6 address
binding info
- Client IPv6 address assignment and temporary IPv6 address
assignment support on the same link
- Supported Options: Rapid commit, Server Preference, Information
Request
ClientID, ServerID , IA_NA , IA_TA , IA_ADDR , Status support
- Solicit/Request/Advertise/Reply/Infomation-request messages support
Features available but not validated:
- Renew/Rebind messages
- Prefix delegation option support
- DNS server option support
- Request option support
Features under development:
- Timer events support
T1(renew)/T2(rebind)/expired(address prefered-lifetime
reached)/deleted(address valid-lifetime reached)
- Release/Decline/Confirm messages support
- Client configuration file support
- Client lease file support
- Merge prefix delegation configuration file and IPv6 address
assignment file
Features to be addressed:
- Unicast/Elapsed time/Authentication/User Class/Vendor
Class/Interface-ID option support
- Relay agent support.
- Reconfig/Relay messages support.
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